diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim
index b086eda21..b5a53463a 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/mplex.nim
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ method handle*(m: Mplex) {.async, gcsafe.} =
       if MessageType(msgType) != MessageType.New:
         let channels = m.getChannelList(initiator)
         if not channels.contains(id):
-          # debug "handle: Channel with id and msg type ", id = id, msg = msgType
+          debug "handle: Channel with id and msg type ", id = id, msg = msgType
           continue
         channel = channels[id]
 
@@ -82,15 +82,13 @@ method handle*(m: Mplex) {.async, gcsafe.} =
           if not isNil(m.streamHandler):
             let stream = newConnection(channel)
             stream.peerInfo = m.connection.peerInfo
-            let handlerFut = m.streamHandler(newConnection(stream))
+            let handlerFut = m.streamHandler(stream)
 
-            # TODO: don't use a closure?
             # channel cleanup routine
             proc cleanUpChan(udata: pointer) {.gcsafe.} = 
               if handlerFut.finished:
                 channel.close().addCallback(
                   proc(udata: pointer) = 
-                    # TODO: is waitFor() OK here?
                     channel.cleanUp()
                     .addCallback(proc(udata: pointer) = 
                       debug "handle: cleaned up channel ", id = id))
diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim b/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim
index 630633253..5b77405d7 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 ## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
 ## those terms.
 
-import chronos
+import chronos, chronicles
 import ../protocols/protocol, 
        ../connection
 
+logScope:
+  topic = "Muxer"
+
 type
   StreamHandler* = proc(conn: Connection): Future[void] {.gcsafe.}
+  MuxerHandler* = proc(muxer: Muxer): Future[void] {.gcsafe.}
 
   Muxer* = ref object of RootObj
     streamHandler*: StreamHandler
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ type
   MuxerProvider* = ref object of LPProtocol
     newMuxer*: MuxerCreator
     streamHandler*: StreamHandler
+    muxerHandler*: MuxerHandler
 
 method newStream*(m: Muxer, name: string = ""): Future[Connection] {.base, async, gcsafe.} = discard
 method close*(m: Muxer) {.base, async, gcsafe.} = discard
@@ -37,13 +42,32 @@ proc newMuxerProvider*(creator: MuxerCreator, codec: string): MuxerProvider {.gc
   result.init()
 
 method `=streamHandler`*(m: MuxerProvider, handler: StreamHandler) {.base, gcsafe.} = 
+  ## new stream (channels) handler
+  ##
+  ## triggered every time there is a new 
+  ## stream (channel) oppened over a muxed 
+  ## connection
+  ##
   m.streamHandler = handler
 
+method `=muxerHandler`*(m: MuxerProvider, handler: MuxerHandler) {.base, gcsafe.} = 
+  ## new muxer (muxed connections) handler
+  ##
+  ## triggered every time there is a new muxed 
+  ## connection created
+  ##
+  m.muxerHandler = handler
+
 method init(c: MuxerProvider) =
   proc handler(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async, gcsafe, closure.} =
     let muxer = c.newMuxer(conn)
+    if not isNil(c.muxerHandler):
+      debug "CALLING MUXER HANDLER"
+      await c.muxerHandler(muxer)
+
     if not isNil(c.streamHandler):
       muxer.streamHandler = c.streamHandler
-      await muxer.handle()
+
+    await muxer.handle()
 
   c.handler = handler